Debates.

Bills in first, second or third reading and what happened in each.

National Assembly · Panama

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Proyecto First debate (committee stage)
Bill 454
Committee
COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
Filed
15 de octubre de 2025

The bill proposes mandatory licensing and supervision for those providing virtual asset services to third parties in the Republic of Panama. It defines the assets and act…

Proyecto Second debate (plenary)
Bill 469
Committee
COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
Filed
15 de octubre de 2025

The bill would provide state financial support to legally established carnival associations and boards in districts and corregimientos. In the Republic of Panama, it prov…

Proyecto First debate (committee stage)
Bill 499
Committee
TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
Filed
14 de octubre de 2025

The bill proposes a framework for planning, locating, building, operating, closing and monitoring final waste disposal sites in the Republic of Panama. It sets siting and…

Proyecto Second debate (plenary)
Bill 495
Committee
ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
Filed
14 de octubre de 2025

The bill would change requirements for land awards and bar specified senior public officials from receiving those awards. The exclusion also covers their associates and l…

Proyecto First debate (committee stage)
Bill 509
Committee
GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
Filed
14 de octubre de 2025

The bill proposes the role of Protective Educator for teachers who report abuse of children and adolescents in schools. It sets out protective action after a report, supp…

Proyecto First debate (committee stage)
Bill 451
Committee
GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
Filed
9 de octubre de 2025

The bill proposes to introduce life imprisonment into the Criminal Code’s sentencing rules and amend the duration of imprisonment. It would amend the definition of impris…

Proyecto First debate (committee stage)
Bill 566
Committee
GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
Filed
6 de octubre de 2025

The bill proposes protection for people who report or testify about administrative misconduct affecting State assets. Protection also extends to certain relatives exposed…

Proyecto First debate (committee stage)
Bill 450
Committee
ASUNTOS AGROPECUARIOS
Filed
6 de octubre de 2025

The bill proposes adding plantains to the National Grain and Other Agricultural Products Production Incentive Program. It also revises its objectives, covered products, a…

Proyecto Second debate (plenary)
Bill 456
Committee
INFRAESTRUCTURA PUBLICA Y ASUNTOS DEL CANAL
Filed
6 de octubre de 2025

The bill proposes a national framework for planning, installing, protecting, recording and maintaining fire hydrants in the Republic of Panama. It assigns responsibilitie…

Proyecto First debate (committee stage)
Bill 452
Committee
GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
Filed
6 de octubre de 2025

The bill would remove limitation periods for sentences and criminal actions involving sexual offenses against minors under both criminal codes. It would amend the Crimina…

Proyecto First debate (committee stage)
Bill 446
Committee
COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
Filed
3 de octubre de 2025

The bill would require vehicle safety ratings in advertisements for new and used motor vehicles sold in Panama when issued by a recognized agency. It specifies the inform…

Proyecto First debate (committee stage)
Bill 441
Committee
COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
Filed
2 de octubre de 2025

The bill would amend product recall rules under Law 45 of 2007 and set duties for recalls of motor vehicles with safety defects. It requires public notices, identificatio…

Proyecto First debate (committee stage)
Bill 493
Committee
ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
Filed
1 de octubre de 2025

The bill proposes a special enforcement jurisdiction to enforce the Audit Court’s (Tribunal de Cuentas) rulings on financial liability. It assigns the Comptroller General…

Proyecto First debate (committee stage)
Bill 584
Committee
TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
Filed
30 de septiembre de 2025

The bill would record social security contributions on accrued or retroactive wages against the periods actually worked. The measure covers public officials and private s…

Proyecto First debate (committee stage)
Bill 478
Committee
ECONOMIA Y FINANZAS
Filed
29 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes a market for discounting certified invoices by assigning receivables to authorized trusts. The invoices are issued to state entities and certain private…

Proyecto Second debate (plenary)
Bill 459
Committee
ASUNTOS MUNICIPALES
Filed
23 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes adding a minimum staffing requirement for qualified community development practitioners in Panama’s municipalities to Law 49 of 2007. The requirement wo…

Proyecto Second debate (plenary)
Bill 485
Committee
ASUNTOS AGROPECUARIOS
Filed
23 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes a Responsible Fishing Reserve on the Calovébora coast for the management of marine resources. The reserve would give priority access to the corregimient…

Proyecto Second debate (plenary)
Bill 437
Committee
ASUNTOS MUNICIPALES
Filed
23 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes to amend Law 58 of 1998 to redefine the boundary between La Pintada and El Potrero corregimientos. Both are in the district of La Pintada, and the bill …

Proyecto First debate (committee stage)
Bill 530
Committee
TRABAJO, SALUD Y DESARROLLO SOCIAL
Filed
22 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes to prohibit food and beverages for human consumption in Panama if they contain the synthetic artificial colorants listed in Annex A. The ban covers thei…

Proyecto First debate (committee stage)
Bill 428
Committee
COMERCIO Y ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS
Filed
22 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes to check that the advertised octane rating of liquid fuel matches what is sold at service stations and other fuel outlets. It sets out inspections, samp…

Proyecto First debate (committee stage)
Bill 444
Committee
GOBIERNO, JUSTICIA Y ASUNTOS CONSTITUCIONALES
Filed
18 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes protecting the presumption of innocence by limiting what public servants communicate about investigated persons. The limit concerns those who have not b…

Proyecto Second debate (plenary)
Bill 434
Committee
EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
Filed
17 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes restricting cell phones and similar electronic devices during teaching and learning in schools. It covers public and private basic, lower secondary, and…

Proyecto Second debate (plenary)
Bill 463
Committee
COMUNICACION Y TRANSPORTE
Filed
16 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes to amend Law 21 of 2010 to define, identify and mark high road accident zones in the Republic of Panama. In those zones, the responsible authorities wou…

Proyecto Second debate (plenary)
Bill 442
Committee
EDUCACION, CULTURA Y DEPORTES
Filed
15 de septiembre de 2025

The bill proposes designating June 9 of each year as a Civic Day of Reflection for the Victims of the Military Dictatorship. It provides for commemorative events at publi…